Cheap cheap cheap PC.

[Alan]

Time to replace my linux server at home, any recommendations on where to shop ?

the cheaper the better !

at least 40GB HDD and 256MB memory (512 would be nice then I can VMWare a windows server too) no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse, no sound, bog standard on board video would be fine.

 

[Chronictank]

just buy a second hand jobby from your local shop/ebay tbh mate
aside from that HP are doing very reasonable deals atm, or a crappy dell

 

[Gamah]

www.ebuyer.co.uk

 

[Ormorof]

http://www.buyit247.net/acatalog/Grade2_PC_Systems.html

 

[tris-]

cash convertors

 

[Gamah]

cash convertors

They will rip you off the *****, I gave them a pile of shit to convert into cash and they couldn't do it.

 

[Heta]

just buy a second hand jobby from your local shop/ebay tbh mate
aside from that HP are doing very reasonable deals atm, or a crappy dell

Isnt HP owned by Dell?

 

[Gamah]

Isnt HP owned by Dell?

Owned by Dell or PWNED by Dell?

 

[Gamah]

Cheap cheap cheap PC.

Guys, Stop recommending him the usual websites, it's clear he wants a PC made of birds....






BA BOOM BOOM CHHH!

 

[Alan]

come on guys you can do better than this !

£150 budget - go for it.

 

[Boni]

For around 200 you can get a sempron and 512mb spec from novatech. http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?ICO

If you want to go cheaper I guess you could try building a Slot A, XP3200 based machine, though youll have trouble finding processors that old from most retailers and ebay or some such might be your best bet.

 

[Alan]

From Dabs :-

£10.06 LiteOn DVD-ROM
£28.85 Maxator SATA 80GB
£38.02 Corsair PC3200 Memory
£26.98 AMD Sempron 2800 + fan
£29.21 MSI Mobo onboard video
£20.69 Value Case + 350PSU

and £7.00 delivery

Total = £160.81

 

[Chronictank]

Asus Vintage V2-PE3 Barebones System - Intel LGA775 (FS-033-AS) £55.99
OcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-002-OK) £32.99
Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO) £10.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3802110A ATA-100 2MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-SE) £25.99
Subtotal £125.47
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95
VAT £23.53
Total £157.95


could get a cheaper hdd but i think you will prefer reliablity over cheapness when it comes to linux,
also i am not sure if the processor is included in the barebones it is as far as i can tell but you might want to check

 

[Saggy]

also i am not sure if the processor is included in the barebones it is as far as i can tell but you might want to check

If it doesn't state it has CPU it doesn't have one.

 

[Naetha]

I'll sell you my old PC for a presence at a guild meetup

 

[Neffneff]

had a go at making one for cheaper, couldnt really manage it.

i personally would go with the secondhand market, look on www.freeads.net i had my old PC on there a month or so back, was a xp 2100+, 512 MB ram, 80GB hdd, CD burner, nice black case with see through window, and a GE-Force 4800ti, and all i could manage to get for it was 60 quid in the end (just alot of PCs on there that people dont seem to want.)

 

[Neffneff]

if yer anywhere near guildforrd, you could prolly get this one for 150

http://computers.uk.freeads.net/custom_built_desktop_6_months-109584.htm

 

[Amildin]

I'd help Tears, but whos Alan

 

[Alan]

I'd help Tears, but whos Alan

The Future.

 

[Amildin]

The Future.

Im living in the past

 

[MaCaBr3]

Time to replace my linux server at home, any recommendations on where to shop ?

the cheaper the better !

at least 40GB HDD and 256MB memory (512 would be nice then I can VMWare a windows server too) no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse, no sound, bog standard on board video would be fine.

The junkyard?

 

[Alan]

All done

£132 hehe

Found some cheaper parts and dabs are doing free delivery today, also going to use a spare component i found at home.

 

[Litmus]

AMD Sempron 2800+ (SDA2800BXBOX) 64Bit Architecture 1.6ghz Skt 754 Box £26
Western Digital WD800BB Caviar 80GB 7200RPM ATA/100 2MB Cache - OEM £24
Kingston 512MB DDR PC2100 266MHz Non-ECC CL2.5 Memory Module £32
MSI K8MM3-V SKT754 DDR400 AGP onboard vga 5.1audio LAN retail £25
Casecom KG-400 Beige ATX Midi Tower with 350W PSU £13


Total = £120

is that all you would need?

 

[Alan]

AMD Sempron 2800+ (SDA2800BXBOX) 64Bit Architecture 1.6ghz Skt 754 Box £26
Western Digital WD800BB Caviar 80GB 7200RPM ATA/100 2MB Cache - OEM £24
Kingston 512MB DDR PC2100 266MHz Non-ECC CL2.5 Memory Module £32
MSI K8MM3-V SKT754 DDR400 AGP onboard vga 5.1audio LAN retail £25
Casecom KG-400 Beige ATX Midi Tower with 350W PSU £13


Total = £120

is that all you would need?

and add a Dvd drive and vat onto that ?

 

[Litmus]

dvd drives cost about £15, and with VAT the total would prolly be about £150